Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) is a two-day interactive workshop in suicide first aid. ASIST teaches participants to recognize when someone may have thoughts of suicide and work with them to create a plan that will support their immediate safety. UPEI will be offering its next ASIST workshop on Wednesday, June 22, and Thursday, June 23. This workshop has a limited capacity, and will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis. All other interested contacts will be included for future ASIST sessions. Please email kjlawlor@upei.ca to ask to join the workshop.

Artificial Intelligence techniques like machine and deep learning are introducing automation to the products we build and the solutions we develop. These techniques are being used to solve complex problems related to images, signals, text, and controls in various domains. In this hands-on virtual lab, we will use MATLAB Online to explore, analyze, and solve exercises related to Biomedical Image data sets using Image Processing and AI techniques. The exercises will include:

• Complete workflows with image processing apps
• Image segmentation, analysis, and morphology
• Train deep neural networks on GPUs in the cloud.
• Create deep learning models from scratch for image and signal data.
• Explore pre-trained models and use transfer learning

DETAILS & REGISTER:
https://mathworksmeeting.webex.com/mathworksmeeting/j.php?RGID=re2cbc2586af847062e53ddc42db80e3a

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Artificial Intelligence techniques like machine and deep learning are introducing automation to the products we build and the solutions we develop. These techniques are being used to solve complex problems related to images, signals, text, and controls in various domains. In this hands-on virtual lab, we will use MATLAB Online to explore, analyze, and solve exercises related to Biomedical Image data sets using Image Processing and AI techniques. The exercises will include:

• Complete workflows with image processing apps
• Image segmentation, analysis, and morphology
• Train deep neural networks on GPUs in the cloud.
• Create deep learning models from scratch for image and signal data.
• Explore pre-trained models and use transfer learning

DETAILS & REGISTER:
https://mathworksmeeting.webex.com/mathworksmeeting/j.php?RGID=rca5b83f232ab7cf5f3f370daf736ceab

UPEI is currently recruiting individuals and families to become homestay families. UPEI's homestay program enables hosts to help international students improve their English and learn more about Canadian life and culture. Hosts have the opportunity to learn about the student’s culture and heritage. Families are compensated for hosting. For more information, please contact the UPEI Homestay Coordinator at 902-894-2850 or homestay@upei.ca. 

Artificial Intelligence techniques like machine and deep learning are introducing automation to the products we build and the solutions we develop. These techniques are being used to solve complex problems related to images, signals, text, and controls in various domains. In this hands-on virtual lab, we will use MATLAB Online to explore, analyze, and solve exercises related to Biomedical Image data sets using Image Processing and AI techniques. The exercises will include:

• Complete workflows with image processing apps
• Image segmentation, analysis, and morphology
• Train deep neural networks on GPUs in the cloud.
• Create deep learning models from scratch for image and signal data.
• Explore pre-trained models and use transfer learning

DETAILS & REGISTER:
https://mathworksmeeting.webex.com/mathworksmeeting/j.php?RGID=re2cbc2586af847062e53ddc42db80e3a

In this session, you will learn how MATLAB can be used to visualize and analyze data, perform numerical computations, and develop algorithms. Through live demonstrations and examples, you will see how MATLAB can help you become more effective in your work. This session is targeted at those who are new to MATLAB. However, experienced MATLAB users may also benefit from the session, as the engineer will cover some tips and tricks from the newer MATLAB releases. Some of the highlights include:

• Accessing data from many sources (files, other software, hardware, etc.)
• Using interactive tools for iterative exploration, design, and problem-solving
• Automating and capturing your work in easy-to-write scripts and programs
• Sharing your results with others by automatically creating reports

DETAILS & REGISTER:
https://mathworksmeeting.webex.com/mathworksmeeting/j.php?RGID=ref35dd0995716408e88a5c377830fecf

On Monday, June 13, at 3 pm, Jason Hogan, UPEI E-Learning Office, will give a five-to-ten minute presentation on the Introduction to Universal Design for Learning course as part of UPEI's new Academic Instructional Skills Program. As face-to-face teaching returns to the forefront of teaching formats, now is a great time to ensure that our teaching is accessible. For more information about the Academic Instructional Skills Program, please visit UPEI.ca/AISP Join us for this virtual session at meet.google.com/tzu-uvzq-rag.

UPEI is currently recruiting individuals and families to become homestay families. UPEI's homestay program enables hosts to help international students improve their English and learn more about Canadian life and culture. Hosts have the opportunity to learn about the student’s culture and heritage. Families are compensated for hosting. For more information, please contact the UPEI Homestay Coordinator at 902-894-2850 or homestay@upei.ca. 

Applications for the June 27-29th cohort are now open! Apply by June 20 with the Path2Innovation application form. 

Path2Innovation (P2I) is a three-day program that explores the value of entrepreneurial thinking as a means of developing careers and research of leading graduate students, post-docs, and faculty, and also advancing their research, innovations, and ideas into impacts, whether that be scientific, economic, social, cultural, or environmental. The workshop has been designed to be a precursor to the Lab2Market program, arming participants with the knowledge needed to start down the path to commercializing their research.

P2I is run as a virtual workshop and is open to graduate students, faculty, and post-doctoral fellows throughout Atlantic Canada. This program is fully funded by the Government of Canada through the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency and provided to students free of charge.

Applications are now open! The next cohort is scheduled for June 27,28, and 29 2022. Application deadline is June 20th.

UPEI faculty and students can contact the Office of Commercialization, Industry, and Innovation (OCII) for questions about the program (ocii@upei.ca).

Troy Life & Fire Safety will perform the annual fire alarm inspections throughout campus beginning Tuesday, June 14, 2022. As part of these inspections, there will be testing of alarms. There will be an audible notification stating "This is a test" at the beginning and the end of each test. The building occupants are not required to evacuate during the testing period. The ringing of alarms is required to test their function and to ensure the speakers work throughout the building. This will be a small portion (up to 2 hours) of the total time they are in the building.

Regis and Joan Duffy Research Centre – June 14

Alumni Canada Games Place – June 15

Chaplaincy Centre – June 15

Health Sciences Building – June 16

WA Murphy Student Centre – June 17

Testing in the following buildings will take place at a later date; an updated notice will be sent out:

KC Irving Chemistry Centre

Kelley Memorial Building

Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre

Dalton Hall

SDU Main Building

Don and Marion McDougall Hall

Alumni Hall

Steel Building

Duffy Science Centre

Memorial Hall

Central Utility Building

Robertson Library

Cass Science Hall

Campus Kids Child Care Centre

Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering

Atlantic Veterinary College

Bill and Denise Andrew Hall

Bernardine Hall

Blanchard Hall

Wanda Wyatt Dining Hall

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Jackie MacPhail at jmacphail@upei.ca or 902-566-6034.

In this session, you will learn how MATLAB can be used to visualize and analyze data, perform numerical computations, and develop algorithms. Through live demonstrations and examples, you will see how MATLAB can help you become more effective in your work. This session is targeted at those who are new to MATLAB. However, experienced MATLAB users may also benefit from the session, as the engineer will cover some tips and tricks from the newer MATLAB releases. Some of the highlights include:

• Accessing data from many sources (files, other software, hardware, etc.)
• Using interactive tools for iterative exploration, design, and problem-solving
• Automating and capturing your work in easy-to-write scripts and programs
• Sharing your results with others by automatically creating reports

DETAILS & REGISTER:
https://mathworksmeeting.webex.com/mathworksmeeting/j.php?RGID=ref35dd0995716408e88a5c377830fecf

On Monday, June 13, at 3 pm, Jason Hogan, UPEI E-Learning Office, will give a five-to-ten minute presentation on the Introduction to Universal Design for Learning course as part of UPEI's new Academic Instructional Skills Program. As face-to-face teaching returns to the forefront of teaching formats, now is a great time to ensure that our teaching is accessible. For more information about the Academic Instructional Skills Program, please visit UPEI.ca/AISP Join us for this virtual session at meet.google.com/tzu-uvzq-rag.

The Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre locker rooms and showers will not be available from Friday, June 10, to Sunday, June 12. The National Wheelchair Basketball Championship athletes will have exclusive use of the locker rooms and showers during this time. Members can use the washrooms on the second floor of the Sports Centre to change. We apologize for the inconvenience.

UPEI is currently recruiting individuals and families to become homestay families. UPEI's homestay program enables hosts to help international students improve their English and learn more about Canadian life and culture. Hosts have the opportunity to learn about the student’s culture and heritage. Families are compensated for hosting. For more information, please contact the UPEI Homestay Coordinator at 902-894-2850 or homestay@upei.ca. 

There has been extensive media coverage regarding the presence of avian influenza in wild birds in Atlantic Canada. It has also been discovered that avian influenza is affecting foxes, with symptoms that may look like distemper or rabies.

The UPEI Health, Safety, and Environment office is advising members of the campus community to not handle any dead, injured, or sick wildlife on campus or elsewhere.  

If you find an injured, sick, or dead wild animal, please contact either PEI Fish and Wildlife (902-368-4683) or the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative (902-628-4314).

The deadline for Animal Care Protocol Submissions (new, renewal, or amendment) is Monday, July 4, for the July meeting.

Please note that as of June 1, 2020, all animal user protocols must be submitted through the UPEI Researcher Portal at https://upei.researchservicesoffice.com/Romeo.Researcher/

For new protocols, select "applications," and for renewal or amendment protocols, select "events."

UPEI ACC SOPs and Codes of Practice can be accessed through myUPEI at https://portal.upei.ca/facultystaff/administrativeservices/AVCAnimalCare/Pages/default.aspx. 

Those protocols received after the deadline will be reviewed the following month. The committee requires at least one month for processing applications.

The Faculty of Education would like to invite all to attend Yi-Wen (Eva) Liao's public presentation of her MEd research titled "Narrative Research on Asian Students' Interpretations and Integrations of Their Worldviews Studying in the Master of Education (MEd) program in Canada." Please join us in person in the UPEI HSB (Health Science Building) Room 106 or through the Zoom link below.

Join Zoom Meeting
https://upei.zoom.us/j/66759887742?pwd=Zmp4RmdVTWQxWnZDajZhTEp1MGg4UT09

Time: June 10, 2022, 1:00 pm

Meeting ID: 667 5988 7742
Passcode: 336800
 

On Monday, June 13, at 3 pm, Jason Hogan, UPEI E-Learning Office, will give a five-to-ten minute presentation on the Introduction to Universal Design for Learning course as part of UPEI's new Academic Instructional Skills Program. As face-to-face teaching returns to the forefront of teaching formats, now is a great time to ensure that our teaching is accessible. For more information about the Academic Instructional Skills Program, please visit UPEI.ca/AISP Join us for this virtual session at meet.google.com/tzu-uvzq-rag.

The UPEI Office of Continuing Education and Professional Development will offer four one-day courses this July and August as a part of our new “Summer Sessions.”

Lee Gallant, CEO of IDEA Consulting, will be the facilitator for the Summer Sessions. The Summer Sessions are in-person courses, held in Room 208, Robertson Library, UPEI. Each course will start at 9 am and last until 3:30 pm. Coffee, tea, snacks, and a light lunch will be provided to all participants, as well as a bonus takeaway that each participant can take upon completion of the course. 

Courses:
•    Marketing and Promotion for Beginners (July 26)
•    Board Member Basics (July 27)
•    Dealing with Difficult People (August 10)
•    Successful Fundraising and Sponsorship Attainment (August 24) 

Prices:
•    Marketing and Promotion for Beginners: $349 + tax
•    Board Member Basics: $299 + tax
•    Dealing with Difficult People: $349 + tax
•    Successful Fundraising and Sponsorship Attainment: $349 + tax

For more information about the Summer Sessions, go to https://www.upei.ca/professional-development/summer-sessions 

To register, go to https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=9KUeeE99lUaXGGaCg81bvklWR9Mgd-VIsEECR0kosIBUOE9MTjVDRTNLVzBaMFdSME9OOVRISUFUMi4u 

Spots are limited for each course, so register today to avoid disappointment.